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One trade idea has Bucks guard Kevin Porter Jr. joining Miami in exchange for Myron Gardner and a 2031 second-round pick. Porter averaged 17.4 points, 7.4 assists and 2.2 steals across 38 games last season and is on an expiring $5.3 million contract.
Myles Turner and a 2032 second-rounder go from Milwaukee to Los Angeles in one proposed three-way, with the Bucks receiving Jarred Vanderbilt, Rob Dillingham and a 2031 second while Chicago picks up Jaden Hardy and Jake LaRavia.
One three-team concept has Jimmy Butler heading to the Hawks with three second-rounders, Jonathan Kuminga, Corey Kispert and Buddy Hield going to Milwaukee with future picks, and Myles Turner plus a 2027 Hawks first arriving in Golden State. The catch on Butler is plain: he is 36 and working back from a torn ACL.
Jalen Duren, a restricted free agent in Detroit, turns up in Milwaukee in one proposed deal.
Malique Lewis, taken in the second round of the 2026 draft, has signed a two-year deal with the Cairns Taipans that carries a club option for 2027-28.
Malique Lewis, the No. 60 pick in the second round by Milwaukee, is expected to join the Cairns Taipans in Australia's NBL, turning him into a draft-and-stash for the Bucks. The 21-year-old averaged 6.9 points and 4.3 rebounds last season with the South East Melbourne Phoenix.
Milwaukee remains interested in a sign-and-trade for restricted free agent Peyton Watson, Eric Nehm of The Athletic reported Thursday, though league sources expect the Bucks to resist parting with a first-round pick as they rebuild their asset base after dealing Giannis Antetokounmpo.
ESPN's Shams Charania reports that Denver is talking with multiple clubs about a sign-and-trade for Peyton Watson, with Cleveland, Milwaukee and the Clippers said to have interest.
Toronto has reached an agreement with guard Andre Jackson Jr. on a training camp contract, per Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, citing sources.
The NBA has brought in law firm Hecker Fink to investigate Gary Trent Jr.'s four-year, $64 million deal with Milwaukee, The Athletic's Joe Vardon reports. Investigators are examining whether Trent took smaller contracts earlier in his career on the understanding the Bucks would later pay him big.
